Coventry City 1991–92 football season
During the 1991–92 English football season, Coventry City F.C. competed in the Football League First Division .
Season summary [ ]
In the 1991–92 season, Coventry had a poor start to the season and Butcher was sacked in January 1992 after just one year in charge. Don Howe took over as interim manager until the end of the season and managed to keep Coventry narrowly away from relegation and the club took its place in the inaugural FA Premier League .
Final league table [ ]
Pos
Team
Pld
W
D
L
F
A
W
D
L
F
A
F
A
GD
Pts
1
Leeds United
42
13
8
0
38
13
9
8
4
36
24
74
37
+37
82
2
Manchester United
42
12
7
2
34
13
9
8
4
29
20
63
33
+30
78
3
Sheffield Wednesday
42
13
5
3
39
24
8
7
6
23
25
62
49
+13
75
4
Arsenal
42
12
7
2
51
23
7
8
6
30
24
81
46
+35
72
5
Manchester City
42
13
4
4
32
14
7
6
8
29
34
61
48
+13
70
6
Liverpool
42
13
5
3
34
17
3
11
7
13
23
47
40
+7
64
7
Aston Villa
42
13
3
5
31
16
4
6
11
17
28
48
44
+4
60
8
Nottingham Forest
42
10
7
4
36
27
6
4
11
24
31
60
58
+2
59
9
Sheffield United
42
9
6
6
29
23
7
3
11
36
40
65
63
+2
57
10
Crystal Palace
42
7
8
6
24
25
7
7
7
29
36
53
61
– 8
57
11
Queens Park Rangers
42
6
10
5
25
21
6
8
7
23
26
48
47
+1
54
12
Everton
42
8
8
5
28
19
5
6
10
24
32
52
51
+1
53
13
Wimbledon
42
10
5
6
32
20
3
9
9
21
33
53
53
±0
53
14
Chelsea
42
7
8
6
31
30
6
6
9
19
30
50
60
– 10
53
15
Tottenham Hotspur
42
7
3
11
33
35
8
4
9
25
28
58
63
– 5
52
16
Southampton
42
7
5
9
17
28
7
5
9
22
27
39
55
– 16
52
17
Oldham Athletic
42
11
5
5
46
36
3
4
14
17
31
63
67
– 4
51
18
Norwich City
42
8
6
7
29
28
3
6
12
18
35
47
63
– 16
45
19
Coventry City
42
6
7
8
18
15
5
4
12
17
29
35
44
– 9
44
20
Luton Town
42
10
7
4
25
17
0
5
16
14
54
38
71
– 33
42
21
Notts County
42
7
5
9
24
29
3
5
13
16
33
40
62
– 22
40
22
West Ham United
42
6
6
9
22
24
3
5
13
15
35
37
59
– 22
38
Pld = Matches ; W = Matches won; D = Matches drawn; L = Matches lost; F = Goals for; A = Goals against; GD = Goal difference; Pts = Points
Results [ ]
Coventry City's score comes first [1]
Legend [ ]
[ ]
Date
Opponent
Venue
Result
Attendance
Scorers
17 August 1991
Manchester City
H
0–1
18,013
21 August 1991
Luton Town
H
5–0
9,848
Gallacher (2), Rosario , Furlong , Smith
24 August 1991
Queens Park Rangers
A
1–1
9,393
Gynn
28 August 1991
Sheffield United
H
3–1
12,594
Rosario , Furlong , Smith
31 August 1991
Wimbledon
H
0–1
9,469
3 September 1991
Oldham Athletic
A
1–2
12,996
Furlong
7 September 1991
Arsenal
A
2–1
28,142
Dixon (own goal), Ndlovu
14 September 1991
Notts County
H
1–0
10,685
Furlong
18 September 1991
Leeds United
H
0–0
15,488
21 September 1991
Everton
A
0–3
20,542
28 September 1991
Aston Villa
H
1–0
17,851
Ndlovu
5 October 1991
West Ham United
A
1–0
21,817
Gallacher
19 October 1991
Crystal Palace
H
1–2
10,591
Gynn (pen)
26 October 1991
Liverpool
A
0–1
33,339
2 November 1991
Chelsea
H
0–1
11,343
16 November 1991
Nottingham Forest
A
0–1
21,154
23 November 1991
Norwich City
A
2–3
12,056
Gallacher (2)
30 November 1991
Southampton
H
2–0
8,585
Gallacher , Pearce
7 December 1991
Manchester United
A
0–4
42,549
20 December 1991
Luton Town
A
0–1
7,533
26 December 1991
Sheffield United
A
3–0
19,638
Billing , Flynn , Robson
28 December 1991
Wimbledon
A
1–1
3,270
Robson
1 January 1992
Tottenham Hotspur
H
1–2
19,639
Rosario
11 January 1992
Queens Park Rangers
H
2–2
12,003
Gallacher , Rosario
18 January 1992
Manchester City
A
0–1
23,005
1 February 1992
Crystal Palace
H
1–0
13,818
Smith
8 February 1992
Liverpool
H
0–0
21,540
22 February 1992
Southampton
A
0–0
13,719
29 February 1992
Manchester United
H
0–0
23,967
4 March 1992
Norwich City
H
0–0
8,549
7 March 1992
Sheffield Wednesday
A
1–1
23,959
Gallacher
11 March 1992
Nottingham Forest
H
0–2
11,158
14 March 1992
Chelsea
A
1–0
10,962
Robson
21 March 1992
Oldham Athletic
H
1–1
12,840
Pearce
28 March 1992
Tottenham Hotspur
A
3–4
22,744
McGrath , Flynn , Smith
4 April 1992
Arsenal
H
0–1
14,133
8 April 1992
Sheffield Wednesday
H
0–0
13,293
11 April 1992
Notts County
A
0–1
6,655
18 April 1992
Everton
H
0–1
14,669
20 April 1992
Leeds United
A
0–2
26,582
25 April 1992
West Ham United
H
1–0
15,392
Gynn
2 May 1992
Aston Villa
A
0–2
31,984
FA Cup [ ]
Main article: 1991-92 FA Cup
League Cup [ ]
Round
Date
Opponent
Venue
Result
Attendance
Goalscorers
R2 1st leg
25 September 1991
Rochdale
H
4–0
5,982
Rosario (2), Gallacher , McGrath
R2 2nd leg
8 October 1991
Rochdale
A
0–1 (won 4–1 on agg)
22,888
R3
30 October 1991
Arsenal
H
1–0
15,337
Gallacher
R4
4 December 1991
Tottenham Hotspur
H
1–2
20,095
Furlong
Full Members Cup [ ]
Main article: 1991-92 Full Members Cup
Round
Date
Opponent
Venue
Result
Attendance
Goalscorers
NR2
23 October 1991
Aston Villa
H
0–2
6,447
Squad [ ]
[2]
Note: Flags indicate national team as defined under FIFA eligibility rules . Players may hold more than one non-FIFA nationality.
Transfers [ ]
In [ ]
Out [ ]
Transfers in: £460,000
Transfers out: £515,000
Total spending: £55,000
References [ ]
The club Staff Grounds Other
National teams
League competitions
Levels 1–4 Level 5 Levels 6–7 Levels 8–9
Isthmian League (Two , Three )
Combined Counties League (level 8 only )
Eastern Counties League (Premier , One )
Essex Senior League (level 8 only )
Hellenic League (Premier , One )
Kent League (level 8 only )
Midland Football Combination (level 8 only )
North West Counties League (One , Two )
Northern Counties East League (Premier , One )
Northern League (One , Two )
South Midlands League (Premier , One )
(, )
Sussex County League (One , Two )
United Counties League (Premier , One )
Wessex League (level 8 only )
West Midlands (Regional) League (level 8 only )
Western League (Premier , One )
Cup competitions
FA cups Football League cups
European competitions